Zuckerberg Says Stock Slide Is 'Painful'

08/17/2012 01:55 pm ET

The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Zuckerberg has long exhorted employees not to pay attention to the stock price, instead pushing them to focus on developing the social network. But in a companywide meeting earlier this month, he conceded that it may be "painful" to watch as investors continue to retreat from Facebook's stock, according to people familiar with the meeting.